midterm q 6

Question 1

Makeup can serve all the functions EXCEPT which of the following?

Answer 1

Makeup may be used to help improve the actor’s diction.

Question 2

A plan or series of plans showing the placement of each lighting instrument—its type, wattage, size, wiring and connection to a dimmer, and color is called

Answer 2

a light plot.

Question 3

All of the following take part in the design of the staging EXCEPT

Answer 3

the house manager.

Question 4

What kind of scenery uses evocative visual images to make a visual statement about the production’s intended mood or theme?

Answer 4

metaphorical

Question 5

Which person is responsible for the building and operation of stage machinery and scenery; scheduling lighting and industrial crews; moving scenery in and out of the theatre; and establishing policies and directives for scene shifting?

Answer 5

technical director

Question 6

The ancient and original use of costume was to

Answer 6

separate the actor from the audience

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a postmodern design element?

Answer 7

furniture taken from homes of people similar to the characters

Question 8

Common goals of lighting design are verisimilitude and atmosphere.(T or F)

Answer 8

true

Question 9

The name given to the boards that elevate the actors above the level of the audience is a flat.(T or F)

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The order and process of developing a design for a play could be summarized by the following steps:

Answer 10

reading the play, researching, imagining, creating a physical presentation, collaborating, approving for the budget, ensuring viability, implementing.

Question 11

Turntables, elevators, hoists, cranes, rolling carts, and wagons, which are all used as scenic elements to accompany and support the dramatic action, are collectively called

Answer 11

Stage machinery

Question 12

Realistic costuming took over when which of the following became a major guiding principle in drama?

Answer 12

Historical accuracy

Question 13

Realistic scenery attempts to depict, in great detail, a specific time and place in the observable world where the play’s events are presumed to take place. (T or F)

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Platforms, flats, and drapery are the traditional building blocks of fixed stage scenery

Answer 14

True

Question 15

All of the following are elements the scenic designer might take into consideration when creating the visual presentation of the staging EXCEPT

Answer 15

underscoring

Question 16

The development of _____ fostered the great period of scenery design.

Answer 16

the artificially illuminated indoor theatre

Question 17

Which kind of stage consists of a bare room able to adapt to a variety of staging possibilities?

Answer 17

black box

Question 18

Which of the following types of stage is completely surrounded by audience?

Answer 18

Arena

Question 19

What is the name for curved scenic backdrop at the rear of the stage often representing the sky, or skyline?

Answer 19

cyclorama

Question 20

During performances, the person fully in charge of overseeing the execution of the show is the

Answer 20

production stage manager.